Willem Verhulst

Willem Verhulst was the Director of New Netherland from 1625 to 1626, succeeding Cornelius Jacobsen May and preceding Peter Minuit.

Biography
Willem Verhulst sailed from the Netherlands to New Netherland in January 1625, and he became the second Director of New Netherland. In 1625, he located the Dutch West India Company's main fortress and town on the tip of Manhattan island, and it was named "New Amsterdam". He was not popular with the Dutch colonists, however, and he was replaced by Peter Minuit in 1626.